India Launches Its First Navigation Satellite

Date:

July 1, 2013

Source:

NDTV / Powered by NewsLook.com

Summary:

India has launched the first stage of its domestic satellite navigation network from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh which will eventually provide services both to civilians and the military and is similar to the US Global Positioning System.

NDTV (Aug. 19, 2013)  At 4.50 pm today, India will launch a home-made massive rocket and a communications satellite, GSAT-14. This is the second time in three years that an Indian-made cryogenic engine will be used for a ... watch video

NDTV (Sep. 11, 2013)  The first images of India's small satellite for the red planet, Mars, have finally been released. If all goes well with the launch and the very risky and arduous, millions of kilometers long journey, ... watch video

AFP (May 16, 2013)  Students at a university in Ghana launched a prototype Cansat satellite from a weather balloon on Wednesday, with the ultimate aim of sending a satellite into orbit by ... watch video

July 30, 2015  Some of the most breathtaking views in the Universe are created by nebulae -- hot, glowing clouds of gas. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the center of ... read more

July 30, 2015  Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko poses new riddles: Surface material measurements performed by the Philae landing module indicate that the near surface material might have changed ... read more

July 29, 2015  Physicists have revealed a new understanding of nucleosynthesis in stars, providing insight into the role massive stars play in the evolution of the Milky Way and the origins ... read more

July 28, 2015  A group of scientists have described developing and launching their imager, which centers on "Lobster-Eye optics," as well as its capabilities and future applications in space ... read more

Nov. 27, 2013  The DockingAssist system is a precise, high-speed port navigation system developed in a European research project. DockingAssist has the potential to improve port-area safety and increase overall ... read more

Mar. 28, 2011  The first satellites of the the European navigation system Galileo are to be in position in the year 2012 and start their work. Fraunhofer Galileo Labs are showcasing the first applications that use ... read more

Oct. 15, 2010  A space spin-off company has developed software that uses conventional satnav signals to obtain accurate positioning with centimetre precision. Based on ESA satellite-control software, it has already ... read more